Letters Home from a Yankee Doughboy 1916-1919

Well here I am again even though I only wrote you yesterday evening. Here it is June and no pay and no mail as yet. You can’t imagine dear sister how anxious I am to receive a letter from home and find out how you are feeling. If only I were lucky enough to receive one letter why I think I would feel one hundred percent better. My pay doesn’t worry me half as much as one letter from you as at times I feel so homesick and feel that you all at home are downhearted and worrying. Just remember and think that your brother is in the best of health as I can assure you. Is pa receiving the alottment regularly if not write me and I think I can get it investigated through the military channels. I am still continuing my school and am taking quite some interest in it in fact I take and make myself acquainted with as many different studies or schools as possible for perhaps you do not now but this war is known as a Non Commissioners War theirfore I see where studying will do me no harm and loads of good.

Their are quite a few different colored uniforms in our town and at many times our boys can be seen walking arm in arm down the street. Guess I will close now will write again tomorrow.

I am

Your Brother

Joe

Corp Joe. Maus

105 U.S.Inf. Co A

American E.F.

June 27th 1918

Dear sister Madaline:

At last mail was given out and luckily I received five letters one from you, Anna, Priscilla and a few from a few other friends. You can’t realize how happy I was when I received both yours and Anna’s letters. Your letter was dated June 6th and according to what you say that you sent me six letters before this one why I haven’t received them. They have either gone astray or lost but I feel sure they will arrive here very shortly as mail is now coming in rather fast. I saw both Corp Stead + Jenison and both send their regards to you. My friend Bill Wulfenden has his commission as second lieutenant but is awaiting appointment.

Must close now dear sister as I wish to get this mail out in tonights mail, I am.